Property from An Important Private Collection A group of seals, Of various...
Property from An Important Private Collection
A group of seals,
Of various dates and cultures,
including a Sasanian haematite domed bead, engraved with a stag, circa 5th-7th Century A.D.,15mm diam; a carnelian oval domed gem engraved with a possible bird, probably Sasanian, 16mm; an Egyptian steatite scarab, engraved with a baboon, a maat feather and a scarab, set in a gold metal mount, Not Ancient, 18mm; two turquoise engraved gems and a haematite rectangular plaque engraved with a profile head of Athena, (6)
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Property from An Important Private Collection
A group of seals,
Of various dates and cultures,
including a Sasanian haematite domed bead, engraved with a stag, circa 5th-7th Century A.D.,15mm diam; a carnelian oval domed gem engraved with a possible bird, probably Sasanian, 16mm; an Egyptian steatite scarab, engraved with a baboon, a maat feather and a scarab, set in a gold metal mount, Not Ancient, 18mm; two turquoise engraved gems and a haematite rectangular plaque engraved with a profile head of Athena, (6)